Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   A bright, shiny TV show
B.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
C.   Mama’s high school graduation
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Weak, in need of family support
B.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C.   Small, muscular, agile
D.   Large, hard-working, plain
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Brave, tall, outspoken
B.   Round, pleasant, talkative
C.   Small, dark, terrified
D.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
B.   Her father abused her before he left town.
C.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   In need, asking for help and money
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
C.   The use of colloquial African language
D.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She was forced to support her family with a job
B.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
C.   She became pregnant as a teenager
D.   The school closed when she was still a girl
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The quilts hanging on the wall
B.   The milk cow
C.   The run-down house
D.   Maggie and Mama
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
B.   Material items like a butter churn
C.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
D.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Display them in an art gallery
B.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
C.   Turn them into coats
D.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Dee
B.   Wangero
C.   Hakim-a-barber
D.   Maggie

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